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Collecting Stories of Identity and Culture with Young people: The Synallactic Collective Image Technique

Iqbal, H., Crafter, S. and Prokopiou, E. (2023) Collecting Stories of Identity and Culture with Young people: The Synallactic Collective Image Technique. In: Cameron, C., Koslowski, A., Lamont, A. and Moss, P. (eds.) Social Research for our Times: Thomas Coram Research Unit past, present and future :. London: UCL IOE Press. pp. 251-269.

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Abstract:
Chapter 14 by Humera Iqbal and her co-researchers Sarah Crafter (Open University), and Evangelia Prokopiou (Northampton University) showcases TCRU’s work both with children and in the field of migration. By exploring how children communicate their experiences of interpreting for their parents, Iqbal, Crafter and Prokopiou open spaces for children to reflect (or refuse to reflect) on the pressures that this brings, and what it means for them to have a shared space with other child language brokers. Drawing on methods that have emerged from therapeutic settings, the authors show how the data generated can be ambiguous and intriguing but allow the participants to experience themselves as connected and supported by peers. The difficulty of communication is highlighted here both in terms of the topic approached (children who have English as an additional language that they use to translate for their parents living in the UK) and the difficulty of bridging linguistic and adult–child divides in communication between researchers and participants.
Creators:
Iqbal, H., Crafter, S. and Prokopiou, E.
Editors:
Cameron, C., Koslowski, A., Lamont, A. and Moss, P.
Publisher:
UCL IOE Press
Faculties, Divisions and Institutes:
Faculties > Faculty of Health & Society > Psychology
Date:
6 November 2023
Date Type:
Publication
Page Range:
pp. 251-269
Title of Book:
Social Research for our Times: Thomas Coram Research Unit past, present and future :
Place of Publication:
London
Number of Pages:
19
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781800084056
Status:
Published / Disseminated
Refereed:
Yes
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